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OFAS - British Telecommunications plc - Form STA

Environment Agency

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31 Jul 2026 at 15:07

UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Summary of the contracting process

The Environment Agency procured works to divert key utility infrastructure owned and operated by BT Openreach, enabling construction of the Oxford Flood Alleviation Scheme. The requirement covers utility-diversion and associated civil engineering works for this flood-defence project. The buying organisation is the Environment Agency, a sub-central public authority, and the work is connected with the Oxford Flood Alleviation Scheme in Oxford. The selected supplier is British Telecommunications PLC, trading in this procurement in relation to BT Openreach’s utility assets. This is therefore relevant to telecommunications infrastructure owners and operators, utility-diversion contractors, civil engineering businesses and firms able to coordinate works affecting critical communications infrastructure. The procurement is categorised as works, with the associated classification covering complete or partial construction and civil engineering work.

The procurement has been awarded and the tender is complete. It used a direct award below the applicable threshold, without competition. British Telecommunications PLC was selected for the single lot. The contract was signed on 1 May 2026 and runs from 1 May 2026 to 1 August 2030. Its gross value is £1,983,365.74. The published outcome identifies the Environment Agency as the buyer and British Telecommunications PLC as the supplier. The requirement was evaluated through a non-competitive direct-award route rather than an open tender, reflecting the need to pay for diversion of BT Openreach utility infrastructure associated with the Oxford Flood Alleviation Scheme. The contract remains active and covers the utility-diversion works needed to facilitate the scheme’s construction.

This award demonstrates demand from the Environment Agency for telecommunications utility-diversion works linked to major flood and infrastructure construction. A credible competitor for a future requirement of this type would need to manage the diversion, protection or relocation of communications infrastructure while coordinating closely with the asset owner, the public authority and the main construction programme. Relevant capability includes telecommunications network knowledge, utility surveying, diversion design, civil engineering delivery, site coordination, permits, safety management and reinstatement. Experience of working around critical infrastructure and delivering works within a large public-sector capital project would strengthen a supplier’s position. Businesses able to combine network-owner expertise with construction delivery, programme control and stakeholder coordination would be well placed to compete when this buyer next requires a comparable service.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

OFAS - British Telecommunications plc - Form STA

Notice Description

The Environment Agency need to make payments for the diversion of a key utility diversions owned and operated by BT Openreach to facilitate the construction of the Oxford Flood Alleviation Scheme.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-06d914
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/072809-2026
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Works
Procurement Method
Direct
Procurement Method Details
Below threshold - without competition
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Large

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

45 - Construction work

CPV Codes

45200000 - Works for complete or part construction and civil engineering work

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£1,983,365 £1M-£10M

Notice Dates

Publication Date
31 Jul 20262 months ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
1 May 2026 - 1 Aug 2030 4-5 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Complete
Awards Status
Active
Contracts Status
Active

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
Environment Agency
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
LONDON
Postcode
SW1P 4DF
Postcode Area
South West London
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLI London
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLI3 Inner London - West
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLI35 Westminster and City of London
Delivery Location
Not specified
Local Authority
Westminster
Electoral Ward
St James's
Westminster Constituency
Cities of London and Westminster

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

BT PLC

Further Information

Notice Documents

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